King Willem-Alexander, right, and Queen Maxima, second right, of the Netherlands with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his wife Iriana pose in front of Prince Diponegoro keris, or dagger, that has just been returned by the Dutch government at the presidential palace in Bogor, West Java , Indonesia, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)
March 10, 2020
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March 10, 2020 5:54 a.m.
Dutch king apologizes for colonial killings in Indonesia
BOGOR, Indonesia (AP) — King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands apologized Tuesday for his country's aggression during its colonial rule of Indonesia and formally recognized the Southeast Asian country's independence date, in his first state visit to the former Dutch colony.